Job Title: Cloud Data Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: Contract (Flexible Hours)
About BigRio:
BigRio is a remote-based, technology consulting firm with headquarters in Boston, MA. We deliver solutions ranging from: custom development, software implementation, data analytics, and machine learning/AI integrations. We are a one-stop shop that attracts clients from a variety of industries because of our proven ability to deliver cutting-edge and cost-conscious software solutions.
With extensive domain knowledge, BigRio has teams of data architects, data engineers, software engineers, web developers, and consultants who deliver best-in-class solutions across a variety of verticals. Our diverse industry exposure equips us with invaluable tools, tricks, and techniques to tackle complex software and data challenges.
Summary of Position:
Seeking a Cloud Data Engineer with experience with cloud infrastructure to engineer and support public, private and hybrid clouds. The ideal candidate will be proficient in a variety of cloud hosts including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure at a minimum.
Our Cloud Data Engineer position designs and implements cloud solutions per regulated Healthcare compliance requirements, ensuring the smooth functioning of cloud systems with minimal downtime or service disruptions. This position is part of the Enterprise Data Services team where design elements and risk remediation are addressed. The position consults with the finance, clinical and operational business teams for system and service expectations. This position evaluates and selects supportable platforms, establish best practices for cloud operations, and work with IT teams to monitor cloud privacy and address technical issues. The role also involves staying updated on cloud computing technologies, compliance, and trends, and effectively communicating operationalizing cloud operations and deployments.
The ideal candidate will have experience with private cloud technologies (e.g., VMWare) and managing its life cycles. This position will need to understand cloud architecture, data management and deployment methodologies in alignment with customer driven new cloud initiatives. The candidate will also need to have an eye on opportunities for automation and mentorship of the support team.
Minimum Qualifications:
Formal Education Required:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, or Economics or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Experience & Training Required:
Three (3) years in an IT role (solution or technical cloud architect role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms).
Three (3) years’ experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of creating a well-informed holistic cloud strategy and managing the adaptation process.
Exhibits strong analytical aptitude across various systems and solutions, internal and external to the organization. Analytical thinker with ability to extend knowledge of information systems and applications to business processes and to cross team collaboration. Ability to explain complex, technical concepts to lay audiences and non-IT staff.
Evaluating cloud applications, platforms, hardware, and software
Developing and organizing cloud systems
Collaborate throughout IT&S, the Business, Finance and Client Leadership
Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:
Experience with and a complete understanding of the technology required for cloud computing
Experience with the skills to migrate applications to the cloud
Be able to build relationships between the customers and the team members
The ability and the knowledge to integrate services and tools to any and all areas to be used such as networks and data processing
Experience with meeting or exceeding the requirements of cloud provider service-level agreements Experience with AWS and Azure
Knowledge of a multitude of programming languages including SQL, Python, R, Java, Node and Object-Oriented Design Principles required.
Level of Physical Demands:
- Minimal, may occasionally move computer equipment (desktop, laptop, monitor, printer, and peripherals) when necessary.
Essential Functions:
The following job-specific requirements should discuss the essential duties and responsibilities required of the position. They should not replicate those duties and responsibilities discussed above.
- The candidate will also be responsible for engineering on customer premise applications and systems interconnected to cloud resources
- Designs and defines system cloud architecture for new or existing complex computer systems
- Determines systems specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of system security
- Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system. Identifies, analyzes, and resolves program support deficiencies
- Develop and recommend corrective actions
- May provide technical guidance for database administrators and software engineers
- Architect, design, build, and document solutions that meet product specifications for shared capabilities throughout the architecture.
- Analysis of current processes and development methods to determine optimization potential plus subsequent planning for implementation of identified opportunities.
- Collaborate with management and other architects to determine “Future State” cloud applications and determine plans to achieve.
- Work with the various teams to understand requirements and create technical and functional specifications.
- Assist in product release planning and help assess feature viability/effort.
- Aid in writing the technical section of functional specifications for new product development.
- Provide technical and process guidance on relevant IT projects.
- Be the subject matter expert for any new cloud development technology that organization wants to explore or utilize.
- Help determine “Best Practices” and “Desired Skills” plus training opportunities for system developers.
- Support DevOps maturation: Development and Deployment process and support the running Environments (IIS, Server Support, SQL, Networking, etc.).
Equal Opportunity Statement
BigRio is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. BigRio makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.